Those who subverted system will be punished: Oil Minister

New Delhi: Against the backdrop of leakage of documents from his ministry, Oil and Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan asserted that all those who subverted the system would be punished but made it clear that the government was not targeting any particular corporate.

"One thing is clear that this government will not allow anybody to subvert the system. This government is determined to punish those who break law," he said.

His comments came as the probe by Delhi Police continued to expand with 12 people, including five executives of private companies, being arrested and raids being carried out at various places. Those arrested include two staffers of the ministry.

According to police, some of the accused allegedly used fake ID cards to gain access to Shastri Bhawan, the building that houses the Petroleum Ministry on the second floor, in the middle of the night to get hold of confidential documents and allegedly sold them to purported agents of certain corporates.